Iran Adds New Fighter Jet To Air Force

[kams]

hey come on guys. Maybe its 1st April according to Persian calendar or they celeberate it on 1st September. Look, even the news agency is named "Farce"..........

Good point mate . Never thought about it.:lol3

 

[atilla]

missing the real point they are ready what you thınk?

 

[ThunderBolt]

I believe that someone really needs to go over the specs on this jet before getting into dirty talks. But at the same time, Iranians shouldn't make this claim that it is better than the Hornet, before any field experience. But it is still remarkable that they have made something from thier own toolbox. Iran is under pressure, and something made under pressure is never the best.

 

[Burner]

Tehran: Iran announced on Thursday it has developed a new war plane -- named the "Azarakhsh" (Lightning) -- which it describes as similar to the American F-5. "The Azarakhsh fighter jet has been completely manufactured by Iran and it is comparable to the F-5 fighter jet," Brigadier General Javad Mohammadian was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA.

The air force, army and navy have been showing off their capabilities and new hardware for the past month in the Zolfaghar Blow military maneuvers, which come amid mounting international concern about Tehran's nuclear program.

State-run television also announced that Iran had successfully tested a 2,000-pound (about 900 kilogram) guided bomb named Ghased, or "Messenger," aimed at enhancing its defensive capabilities.

A guided bomb typically uses laser technology to more accurately hit its target and is a weapon commonly used by the world's air forces.

Iran on Wednesday had announced the development of a war plane named "Saegheh" (Thunder), which it described as similar to the American F-18 fighter jet.

The F-5 was developed as a small, cheap fighter jet meant for military assistance programs, while the F-18 is a medium-sized attack aircraft.

Tehran has insisted that it seeks only civilian nuclear power, but is facing a US drive for sanctions on the UN Security Council after missing a deadline ordering it to halt sensitive uranium enrichment operations.

Source(©): AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

I took the article from here.

Gooood mooorning Iran!

 

[Kobus_NL]

Click here to see the video footage of the new Iranian "Saegheh" fighter jet

http://memritv.com/

 

[Grand Danois]

I took the article from here.

Gooood mooorning Iran!

Brigadier General Javad Mohammadian may have been lurking on Defencetalk.

 

[Musashi_kenshin]

Honestly Iran would be better off buying SU30s from Russia than spending money replicating museum pieces

Indeed, only unfortunately the Iranian President is managing to piss off even Russia by going ahead with his nuclear weapons programme, whoops, I mean peaceful nuclear project. So it's unlikely such a sale would be approved anyway.

 

[swerve]

Not worth it.

 

[ChthonicPowers]

I hope the Iranians get a good chance noticing the deficiencies of this aircraft when the Americans pound their ass.

 

[Burner]

A part of me wants to see some ass-pounding, cause I think they need to be taught a lesson, you just can't defy IAEA and the UN Security Council like that :ban, but I pitty the poor Iranian people. However, this is beyond the scope of this thread, so...

That aircraft, good or bad, won't be available in large numbers and in time for a confruntation with the US (and her allies), so they better take good care of their Fulcrums and Tomcats... not that they could really defend the country against an American attack, but at least they're more than a few and more capable.

 

[contedicavour]

A part of me wants to see some ass-pounding, cause I think they need to be taught a lesson, you just can't defy IAEA and the UN Security Council like that :ban, but I pitty the poor Iranian people. However, this is beyond the scope of this thread, so...

That aircraft, good or bad, won't be available in large numbers and in time for a confruntation with the US (and her allies), so they better take good care of their Fulcrums and Tomcats... not that they could really defend the country against an American attack, but at least they're more than a few and more capable.

If attacked, Iran will be able to create huge problems, but certainly not with their air force... rather more with their huge pasdaran militia and all the sorts of guerrilla warfare they could put up . Still if a couple of clashes happen (a bit like 1986 Libya) everybody will realize in what a pitiful state the Iranian air force is.

cheers

 

[Grand Danois]

Iran on Wednesday had announced the development of a war plane named "Saegheh" (Thunder), which it described as similar to the American F-18 fighter jet.

Alright, if we accept that the F-5/F-18 comparison what a result of confused press releases or designation/language confusion, then what is the "Saegheh" all about?

 

[Kobus_NL]

The Saegheh is a short-range surface-to-surface missile developed indigenously by Iran. It has a range of 80-250 km.

The Azarakhsh is a scaled-up version of the US Northrop Grumman F-5f Tiger, Azarakhsh features shoulder mounted air intakes. It is said to be a 10- to 15- percent larger than the F-5. It incorporates an Iranian-designed radar, but with some of the avionics modules actually of Russian design.

 

[Grand Danois]

The Saegheh is a short-range surface-to-surface missile developed indigenously by Iran. It has a range of 80-250 km.

The Azarakhsh is a scaled-up version of the US Northrop Grumman F-5f Tiger, Azarakhsh features shoulder mounted air intakes. It is said to be a 10- to 15- percent larger than the F-5. It incorporates an Iranian-designed radar, but with some of the avionics modules actually of Russian design.

Yes, but that does not explain what aircraft was compared to an F/A-18. There seems to be a lot of confusion re Iranian naming of aircraft and missiles.

 

[Kobus_NL]

Iranian media compared the Azarakhsh capabilities with those of an F-18 :cop , this had nothing to do with the looks of the aircraft.
The Azarakhsh and Saegheh were both used in the war-games, code-named “Blow of Zolfaqar”.

Short Azarakhsh Clip

 

[Grand Danois]

Iranian media compared the Azarakhsh capabilities with those of an F-18 :cop , this had nothing to do with the looks of the aircraft.
The Azarakhsh and Saegheh were both used in the war-games, code-named “Blow of Zolfaqar”.

Short Azarakhsh Clip

They quoted an Iranian general.

Tehran: Iran on Wednesday said it has developed a new warplane named "Thunder," which it described as similar to the American F-18 fighter jet. The fighter jet is "similar to the F-18 fighter jet, but it is more capable and has been manufactured domestically," the commander of the Iranian army General Attollah Salehi was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA.

So where is this second fighter? A rebuilt F-14 or an even more redesigned F-5?

There probably is a confusion as to which fighter the F/A-18 comparison was attributed, but the F/A-18 comparison is made. So is there another aircraft?

 

[Musashi_kenshin]

If attacked, Iran will be able to create huge problems, but certainly not with their air force... rather more with their huge pasdaran militia and all the sorts of guerrilla warfare they could put up

So the trick is not to use ground-forces, unless it was special forces and the like for raids on nuclear installations. An air/naval campaign would be more productive in terms of what might be achieved compared to losses. A ground war would be horribly, horribly messy so it simply won't happen.

 

[Grand Danois]

So the trick is not to use ground-forces, unless it was special forces and the like for raids on nuclear installations. An air/naval campaign would be more productive in terms of what might be achieved compared to losses. A ground war would be horribly, horribly messy so it simply won't happen.

Unless it focuses on Khuzestan Province, where the terrain is like in Iraq ie favourable, and which holds almost all of the Iranian oil.

 

[Musashi_kenshin]

Unless it focuses on Khuzestan Province, where the terrain is like in Iraq ie favourable, and which holds almost all of the Iranian oil.

Maybe, but there's no reason for a ground invasion. Iran would have to do something extremely serious, such as openly invade a neighbour like Iraq. Unless the situation can only be resolved by a ground invasion there won't be one.

 

[aaaditya]

iran can create greatest problems by blocking the straits of hormuz and the suez canal they can achieve this by sinking a couple large tankers at the narrowest part of the suez canal using anti ship missiles or its submarines.

i dont see much role for the new iranian fighter in this aspect ,since it does not have either the range or the payload to fly that far(unless it is equipped with the inflight refuelling probe),nor is it sophisticated enough to defend itself,i believe this new fighter has a purely defensive role.